Topics

NBCUniversal revenue last year increased 7.5% to $25.4 billion with improvements at the NBC broadcast network, cable channels and theme parks. "We still believe we have significant upside," NBCUniversal Chief Executive Steve Burke told Wall Street analysts Tuesday during a conference call to discuss earnings for parent Comcast Corp. "One of the big drivers is theme parks, and film is a driver as well," Burke said. "The movie business is on a roll." The picture is indeed improving at Universal Pictures, which recorded its most profitable year in the Los Angeles film studio's history -- despite revenue dropping 8% to $5 billion for the year. The...

Thanks to the reality TV series "Top Chef," Tom Colicchio is one of the country's most recognizable chefs and restaurateurs. He's used his notoriety to bring attention to hunger in America, labeling genetically modified food and expanding free...

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) appeared peeved Thursday when an interviewer at a technology conference asked him to weigh in – again – on the national debate he helped fuel over vaccines last month.
“Thanks for not getting into vaccines,” Paul said at the end of...

On "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart can make any celebrity promotional appearance fun with his laid-back shoot-the-bull style. But occasionally, his full intellect is engaged, most generally by interviewing someone from the political sphere. Or...

"NBC Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams got the facts wrong about his flight into the Iraq war zone in 2003, then he got the apology wrong. On Saturday, with more of his public statements — including some about covering Hurricane Katrina —...

If you have visited a Disney park in the last few months, you may have noticed that the crowds have been bigger and the lines to the attractions longer.
It's not your imagination. Walt Disney Co. reported that domestic park attendance rose 7% in the...

Thanks to a thoughtless equivocation by an American governor visiting Britain, the measles vaccine has become the first important controversy of the 2016 Republican presidential primary.
As with other long-settled issues that unexpectedly pop up to...

Two leading Republican presidential hopefuls waded into the argument over childhood vaccinations Monday, with Sen. Rand Paul declaring that he had heard of "many tragic cases" of children suffering harm after receiving shots and Gov. Chris...

Federal Reserve policymakers kept their benchmark interest rate near zero and reiterated a plan to be patient about future hikes, even though they issued a more upbeat assessment of the U.S. economy.
Fed officials said in a policy statement Wednesday...

When Minu Kaur Singh walks down the street with her husband and children, she hears the comments as people pass by.
Her husband is a doctor but what people notice first is the long beard and turban he wears, following the tenets of their Sikh...

CNBC is killing the messenger.
The financial cable news channel announced Tuesday that it will no longer use Nielsen’s ratings service to count people who watch its daytime business coverage. The move comes after a tough 2014 when CNBC delivered...

Name of restaurant: Mac-O-Licious in Valley Village
Chef/Owner: Kelly Chapman, a singer-songwriter from Cleveland, grew up cooking Southern food with both of her grandmothers. She perfected her mac and cheese recipe with the help of her mom, Wilma....

Comcast Corp. added 315,000 high-speed Internet service customers during the third quarter, surpassing analysts' estimates for subscriber growth and boosting the company's earnings.
The gains more than offset Comcast's loss of 81,000 cable television...

After closing all of its stores nationwide in July, Crumbs Bake Shop will reopen a location on Larchmont Boulevard on Tuesday. The company also recently opened a location on Broadway in the New York Garment District and at the Chicago Water Tower...

Tim Cook was already one of the most high-profile business leaders in the world, and now he is its most prominent openly gay CEO.
Apple's chief executive addressed his sexual orientation publicly for the first time Thursday, coming out in a...

Spanish-language media company Univision Communications' campaign to raise its profile is taking flight with retail stores planned for Los Angeles International Airport.
Early next year, two Univision-branded retail outlets are scheduled to open in LAX's...